Media Trackers

Media Trackers is an investigative non-profit launched this year in Wisconsin, sponsored by American Majority, to "dig up dirt on the left" rather than continuing to be "on the receiving end of damaging stories developed by liberal groups such as Media Matters and the Center for American Progress." American Majority's Drew Ryun "envisions a state-based network of similar non-profits." So far, Media Trackers "has gotten considerable in-state pick-up on quick-hit videos and pieces aimed at what it says are errors, hypocrisy or offensive behavior by labor unions and their Democratic allies." The Media Trackers website claims that the organization is "dedicated to media accountability, government transparency, and quality fact-based journalism. Our site examines stories published in the mainstream media, explores claims made by some of the more partisan Wisconsin political groups, and provides the facts on the issues, people and elections that matter in the state."

Personnel
There is no personnel or staff listing on the Media Trackers website, but LinkedIn lists the following researcher:


 * Collin Roth (formerly Assistant Volunteer Coordinator at Justin Amash for Congress & Campaign Staff Assistant at Bill Cooper For Congress)

The Media Trackers website "welcomes your feedback as citizen journalists" and is asking people to "register and start writing your article."

Funding
Beyond being sponsored by American Majority, which is funded for the most part by the Sam Adams Alliance, the sources of Media Tracker's funding are unknown.

Contact details
No address, phone number or email address are listed on the website.

Web contact form: http://mediatrackers.org/contact/

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